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1 soak
[səuk]1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) leggja/liggja í bleyti2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) gegnbleyta3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) gegnvæta•- soaked- - soaked
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- soaking wet
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2 soak up
(to draw in or suck up; to absorb: You'd better soak that spilt coffee up with a cloth.) drekka í sig -
3 absorb
[əb'zo:b]1) (to soak up: The cloth absorbed the ink I had spilled.) drekka í sig2) (to take up the whole attention of (a person): He was completely absorbed in his book.) upptekinn•- absorption -
4 absorbent
adjective (able to soak up: absorbent paper.) gleypinn, sem getur sogið í sig -
5 drench
[dren ](to soak completely: They went out in the rain and were drenched to the skin.) rennbleyta; gera holdvotan -
6 nappy
['næpi]plural - nappies; noun((American diaper) a piece of cloth or paper put between a baby's legs to soak up urine etc.) bleyja -
7 steep
I [sti:p] adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) brattur2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) óheyrilegur•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) gegnbleyta -
8 waterproof
adjective (not allowing water to soak through: waterproof material.) vatnsheldur/-þéttur
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